Under the coverage of the snow-blue light curtain, everything fell into absolute stillness. Water waves, rapids, or the flow of thoughts were completely frozen at this moment.
And in the center of the time-stop field, Xiaoye had no time to think about why she was not imprisoned by time - the initiator of this miraculous scene, Hing Jian Karl, gently held the shining snow-colored boulder with one hand, and raised his hand to his companion with the other hand. Three fingers.
——She knew that it was the countdown until time resumed its flow.
The elf ball slid silently to the adventurer's fingertips. She jumped up lightly on the thick back of the ice rock monster and got close to Clive who was standing at the front.
Three brief seconds passed by. The moment the last finger was put down, the suspended time returned to its original trajectory - the cold river water rushed in with the cold air, and it was about to completely submerge mankind.
The dark water quickly magnified in Clive's eyes. Before he could react, he immediately held his breath, and a hand tightly protected his mouth and nose.
The icy-cold river water mercilessly swallowed up the human figure.
At the same time, light bloomed.
The instructions given at the last moment were completely transmitted to Pichu's ears. It firmly grasped the trainer's clothes and put all its strength into the skill "Flash" in the ice water. That was a brilliance far brighter than that of the electric lamp monsters - no doubt, for the Spiny Dragon King who lived in the dark bottom of the water all year round, such a brilliance was too dazzling.
The dragon Pokémon, whose eyes were stung, let out an angry roar, and the whirlpool temporarily lost strength and dispersed. And in the next moment, another huge body was already close at hand - bathed in the white light of the Poké Ball, Gyarados rushed to the bottom of the water like a sharp sword, and its hard long horns stabbed hard into the abdomen of the Spiny Dragon King.
The snow-white beast opened its arms and embraced the humans who fell into the water. Powerful water spurts out from the soles of the tundra bear's feet, carrying it and the young humans through the chaotic deep pool, straight towards the shimmering water.
The injured Thorny Dragon King seemed to be vaguely aware of something. Huge energy began to gather in its mouth, aiming at the tundra bear that was escaping quickly.
——But its opponents are never afraid of head-to-head competition. The roar of the Gyarados penetrated the water pool and made the entire cave tremble. Brilliant beams of light erupted from its mouth, colliding with the blue fluctuations of dragon-shaped light and shadow.
The moment the light of destruction collided with the dragon's wave, a huge shock wave swept across the entire body of water. The fragile stalactite pillars shattered one after another, and the soil and sand were thrown up in the rapids, almost forming an underwater sand storm.
In the distance where the Thorn Dragon King was aiming, the tundra bear's solid ice armor and crystal blue light shield opened at the same time. The white shadow rode the turbulent water, flying into the distance like an arrow, and soon disappeared into the endless darkness.
"Well, what then?"
The Terashima siblings swallowed nervously, and the compressed biscuit crumbs in their hands fell to the ground without noticing.
Considering that tonight was probably going to be a sleepless night, they were about to have a simple late-night snack to replenish their energy - but the content of the chat was too thrilling, making the originally delicious green onion-flavored biscuits boring.
"And you escaped safely like this?"
"That's right, although there were some hiccups in the middle." Xiaoye replied casually as she was busy choosing Pokémon food for Ghost Stone.
Lijiu and Long Xing looked at each other stiffly, both reading the same thing in each other's eyes.
——The little interlude that the boss mentioned is definitely the kind of music with a range that spans nine octaves!
There are now less than twenty-four hours left in the competition, and Xiaoye does not intend to continue telling long stories at this time. But seeing the two pairs of dazzling eyes of the siblings, as if they had no intention of playing the game until they heard the ending, she had no choice but to sigh and summarize the subsequent experience in a few words.
The confrontation between the Gyarados and the Spinosaurus King was frightening, making the already extremely low visibility underwater even more chaotic; and the rampage of the electric lamp monsters made the situation even more dangerous. When he noticed that a lamp monster seemed to have gone crazy and rammed towards him blindly, covered in electricity, and the tundra bear obviously had no spare power to deal with it - Clive suddenly broke away from Xiaoye's hand.
Snow-white ice shields spread out in front of him, protecting his companions from a potentially fatal injury. However, the hastily formed ice shield was not strong enough at all. Xiaoye and Karl, who were tightly held by the tundra bear, saw the manic electric lamp monster crushing the last shield with great force, and the body wrapped in electric current knocked the boy away hard. .
The roar and roar of the dragon were still coming from not far away. The panicked wild Pokémon were running around, and the stalactite pillars above their heads kept falling, almost completely burying the dark pool. When they finally reached the shore, they couldn't even tell whether it was the result of hard work or good luck.
Charizard used its wings to stir up scorching wind, quickly drying the three people's clothes and saving them from hypothermia. However, although the coldness can be dispelled, the massive loss of physical strength and injuries are irreversible.
The chaotic gravel under the water was scattered by the shock wave, and long wounds were carved on the young adventurer's back. Warm blood fell drop by drop, gradually dyeing the edges of the boots red. But at that time, Xiao Ye had no time to care about the trivial pain - after being pushed onto the stone platform by the water waves, she and Karl turned around at almost the same time and rushed towards their companions.
At the most intense moment of the melee, Karl's tundra bear used its body to withstand countless impacts. Thanks to its protection, both Xiaoye and Karl only suffered minor injuries. However, Clive was hit head-on by the Lamp Monster and choked on a lot of water. He was unable to save himself. He only managed to escape from the water with the help of the Ice Rock Monster who tried his best to escort him. Despite this, when the Ice Rock Monster was carrying the trainer on its back, When they reached the river bank, Clive was also unconscious.
Their backpacks had already been dropped in the melee. Not only were there no first-aid medicines, but even the food to replenish their strength was missing. Fortunately, the two quickly confirmed that Clive was alive and well. He was only affected by the electric shock and choking on water, and was unable to regain his consciousness for a while.
Even the most cheerful Charizard seemed to realize something and was anxiously surrounding his trainer. Xiaoye patted her partner's wings comfortingly and looked forward by the light of the fire at the tip of its tail.
Clive lay motionless on the cold rock, and the ice rock monster next to him was too injured to get up. Although Karl, who was checking his friend's injuries, was still smiling and comforting his companions, he was actually so tired that he could hardly stand still.
Admittedly, the scene in front of him was far less dangerous than when he first fell into the ground. But there is still quite a distance from the "skylight" leading to the ground. In the current state of this team, it may be difficult to continue moving forward in the dark cave.
Xiaoye knew she had to do something.
——However, when the adventurer stretched out her hand silently, trying to touch Clive, another person intercepted her movement.
The boy from the Himi family should have known nothing about the Mind Stone she held or what she wanted to do, but at that moment he held her wrist like a prophet, causing the radiance of the moon that had just lit up inside the round stone to shine again. dim.
In the dim light of the fire, Xiao Ye saw that Karl stopped smiling and shook his head at her slowly and seriously.
"There was no other way, so we had to continue moving forward with the help of Pokémon. After reaching the skylight, we discovered that probably due to the earthquake a few days ago, the road leading to the surface was blocked by rocks, and there was no way we could do it. Passed.”
Beidou Bang's tone of reading couldn't be more perfunctory. He wished he could write three sentences and two at the same time. He told the ups and downs of the story like a lullaby. The two listeners hesitated to speak, hesitated to speak, and finally chose to shut up and continue listening.
"Fortunately, the people who came to us also arrived nearby and helped move the rocks from the outside - the above is the entire cave escape process."
The purple-haired adventurer ended this narration that was not vivid at all in a dry tone, leaving Lijiu and Longxing dumbfounded and almost choking on cookie crumbs.
"This, this is the end?" Lijiu said in disbelief, "Isn't it..."
"There is no gorgeous ending like an explosion opening a path and shattering the mountain." Beidou, who has seen through the essence of the people of the Orange Islands, said indifferently.
Although a certain familiar face appeared in the search and rescue team - it is said that he can determine the location of the victims across the rock wall thanks to his super power - Xiaoye was a little surprised, but the story after that became lackluster, and there was really no more It is necessary to paraphrase it again.
Frustrated, Long Xing drank a lot of cold water to calm his grief, "So boss, did you stay in the cave until dark and just came out...?"
Seeing that the siblings' expressions turned frightened again, Xiaoye waved her hands and said, "How could that be? We will leave the cave in the afternoon."
After hearing this, the Terashima siblings felt relieved.
They didn't ask why Xiaoye arrived at Snow Mountain Villa late at night even though she had already escaped. If it were them, after experiencing such a bad luck, they would have to lie down until the next morning to cheer up!
Just as he was talking, a familiar roar came from the window. Xiaoye swallowed the last biscuit three times, got up and walked out of the room.
In the night, the fire-breathing dragon, covered in heat, landed swaggeringly outside the camp in the safe zone - looking at its posture, it had obviously thrown away its pursuers.
The adventurer wearing a snow-white robe walked out of the safe zone and glanced at the drone that immediately surrounded him and started taking pictures.
"Wow, Charizard, you came back so fast!"
"As expected of the boss's ace Pokémon!"
Lijiu and Longxing each praised Charizard so much that their stomachs bulged. So much so that the trainer's encouraging pat on the shoulder accidentally hit its round belly, making a rumbling sound like a drum.
"..." Xiaoye retracted her hand as if nothing had happened, "It's just the right time. Now we have to return to Fengxue Mountain Villa, let's talk about the next arrangements while walking."
Lijiu was stunned for a moment - probably recalling the hard experience of shouting at the throat to barely hear clearly while flying on a Pokémon, "Are you in such a hurry? Can't we finish talking and then leave...?"
"There's no rush." Beidou pointed at the drone beside him expressionlessly, "It's just that I think we should consider them."
As soon as this statement came out, the barrage in the live broadcast room was almost filled with tears of cat heads - God knows how devastated the audience would be when they saw the Riddler team running to chat somewhere where the camera could not catch it. If this continues, they will really have to collectively I wrote a letter to suggest that the Himi family cancel the safe zone!
[Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Finally someone remembered us.]
[I declare that Brother Beidou at this moment is an angel! 】
[Is the truth finally revealed? I have almost memorized all the dozens of hypotheses from the forum bosses (crying.jpg)]
The two siblings looked at the camera that they had forgotten for a long time and suddenly realized.
Long Xing immediately took out his mission record notebook and recited a plot review to the drone in a flowing manner. From the separate operations the night before to the battle at Snow Mountain Villa during the day, the audience was filled with information. Too big and they all crashed. Xiaoye fed Charizard and Dabi, who were about to be responsible for carrying people, a few tree fruits to replenish their physical strength. After confirming that both Pokémon were full of energy and ready to fight ten more at any time, she turned to greet Lijiu and Longxing to set off. .
The plot introduction of the Nanguo brothers and sisters also happened to come to an end, and they all made "get the order" gestures to the team leader.
Xiaoye packed her bags and was about to turn over and jump on the back of the fire-breathing dragon - when she saw two huge dragon claws had been thrust in front of her face, almost knocking off her mask.
Charizard put away its sharp claws that could easily hurt people, carefully raised the injured trainer's hands, and gently placed them on his own——
top of head.
"..."
Looking at Charizard trying to lift the trainer on his back, but his limbs were not flexible enough, he could only push the trainer on his head in a hurry, Xiaoye was speechless, and he couldn't tell for a moment that he was being held by Ghost Stone. Which is more embarrassing, having your head flying all over the place or sitting on the head of a howling dragon?
"I appreciate your kindness."
The adventurer shook his head helplessly, turned around and nimbly slid into the seat of the riding device.
The piercing pain continued from his ankle to his mind. Xiaoye glanced at the bandage tightly tied under her boots and remained silent.
For a freelance trainer who wanders in the wild all year round and is used to bumping into each other, skin injuries that bleed a few drops of blood from time to time are not taken seriously at all. What really worried Xiaoye was what happened when she fell into the underground cave - when she realized that she was falling towards a sharp stone edge, she had no time to react, so she had to kick it down hard with her right foot wrapped in crystal blue ripples. Break the stone edge into pieces. Although she almost broke her bones with that kick, she was lucky enough compared to her companions who fell so badly that she picked up the Heart of the Moon and slapped her in the face, fearing that someone would die a second later. .
On the side, Lijiu and Long Xing, who had completely witnessed the whole process, had their expressions distorted for a moment. They didn't know whether to show polite concern for the boss's injury or to obey their hearts and laugh happily. Beidou glanced at them, then looked away with an indifferent expression, deciding to temporarily delete the memory of the past ten seconds from his mind so as not to affect his mood.
Charizard and Big Bird took off side by side, rising smoothly into the deep blue night.
"Now that we have successfully destroyed the magic transmission device in the totem pole, we can take the next step." Xiaoye stared at the hazy skyline in the distance, "Do you still remember what the third elder plans to do tomorrow?"
"Lord Luo Shan said that last night!" Lijiu raised her hand actively to answer, "He will use the magic power of all the people to conduct a terrible experiment in the old village. If it is not stopped, everyone may die!"
The leader of the adventurer team nodded, "And we already know that the Third Elder has been preparing for this experiment for more than half a year and will never give up easily. So, in order to allow the experiment to proceed as usual, what do you think is the easiest way? ?”
The Terashima siblings looked at each other. Long Xing answered hesitantly, "With the prestige of the third elder...maybe it makes sense to find an excuse to summon all the clan members to go to the old village together?"
"This is our breakthrough." The purple-haired adventurer smiled, "We want to show them something interesting while everyone is gathered together."
"To that end, tonight we're going to—"
"Sneak into the third elder's residence and steal his experimental records so far."
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small theater:
Audience in the live broadcast room: (Gradually coming to his senses) So... there was no need for you two to pretend to break up with Beidou when you split up last night! There's not even a single figure in the snow. Are you pretending to be us for the camera on purpose? !
Terashima sister and brother: (Looking to the sky with a guilty conscience) (This, this is not a full set of acting)
